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Lundstram returns as Klopp names a full-strength team

The final match of Gameweek 21 – and the last of 39 Premier League fixtures contested over the past fortnight – takes place at Anfield.

Sheffield United are the visitors to Liverpool, with kick-off on Merseyside at 20:00 GMT.

Given the no-shows from the likes of Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) on New Year’s Day, some Fantasy managers may be counting on returns of some sort from John Lundstram (£5.2m).

The good news on that front is that Fantasy Premier League’s most-owned ‘defender’ is fit to start this evening, having made a swift recovery from the twisted ankle that forced his absence at the Etihad on Sunday.

Lundstram replaces Mo Besic (£4.4m) in the Sheffield United starting XI, while David McGoldrick (£5.4m) returns to the side at the expense of Callum Robinson (£5.0m) in Chris Wilder’s only other alteration.

Jurgen Klopp has also kept changes to a minimum, with his solitary tweak seeing James Milner (£5.3m) replace Adam Lallana (£5.8m) in midfield.

Naby Keita (£5.8m) had originally been named in the team but injured himself in the warm-up.

That means there are starts for all five Liverpool players who have a double-digit ownership in FPL: Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), Sadio Mane (£12.3m), Virgil van Dijk (£7.0m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m).

Salah and Mane are among the ten most-captained players in Gameweek 21, with only one of the other eight – Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) – scoring more than two points yesterday.

The reverse fixture of this match saw Liverpool defeat the Blades 1-0, with Wilder’s side one of just three teams who have not conceded more than one goal to Klopp’s troops in a league fixture this season.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Stevens, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Mousset, McGoldrick.

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  1. woodles
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How does a shot on target effect bps? Does salah’s two chances help or hinder when it comes to bonus points?

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Also interested if those were chances missed or positive SoT

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      shot on target is +bps, unless it counts as a big chance missed, then its -bps.

      Depends on who the guy at OPTA who decides whats a big chance or not owns in FPL.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Contray to popular belief there are no +bps for SOTs.

    3. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/help/rules
      It doesn't say shot on target, supposedly meaning shot on target has no effect.
      Shot off target gives you negative BPS.

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane sighting

  3. xtina
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Worth keeping Otamendi or get rid next GW? (He's not started since i got him 2 weeks ago...)

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Get rid

      1. xtina
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Stephens in

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      not worth keeping

  4. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That's some chinstrap on gomez

  5. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane looking very tired

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How?

  6. sovietrockettes
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Now thinking Salah TAA Robertson GW24 FTW

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No brainer isn’t it.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not really

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Until Salah blanks and then Mane takes over, and the merry go round continues

      1. sovietrockettes
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Salah will score more FPL points than Mane this year. January and February are the cornucopia months of reign.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Next Lottery numbers as well please

          1. sovietrockettes
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            9 17 22 29 38, 11

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Noted, if i win i’ll be forever grateful

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A mane goal and he’s in

    4. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing is a no brainer in this game

  7. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will Mane get any minutes tonight?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Might get some minutes of the hairdryer at half time before being subbed off in disgrace

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Haha, even a hairdryer can’t fix that

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ah look who is back.

          How’s the rank looking chief?

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane has to go.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Where to?

    2. SB8
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      With Bobby

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

    4. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He is no Rashford

  9. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane looks off the pace. Wouldn't be surprised at 59th minute sub.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bound to happen.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How does someone look tired when playing football?

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        They’re slower than usual? What hahaha

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Can’t take that as absolute proof a player is tired

          1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Sorry doctor

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              No doctor about it, although it would he a great job. This is just common sense.

      2. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Late night maybe?

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      When people talk like that we know he’ll score

  10. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is getting Allison a bit light weight as my 3rd liverpool player.

    Gomez and Salah other two

    Gazzinga needs to go. Could get TAA but would require surgery and a (-4)

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Honestly just take the hit for Trent, he'll pay you back.

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        doesnt it sort of matter who they would have to get rid of?

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      seems like there are better options. He doesnt make many saves, so rarely ends up with bonus. And he's pretty expensive

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I see that. But 5 clean sheets in a row.. and fixture proof. No guarantee taa or robbo play both games in the dgw and another game a few days later

        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          but it's not all about the DGW, there are 15 others games

          if you want nailed defence would go VVD better chance of BAPS and the odd goal

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What's the earliest a team has won the league?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GW38

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Liverpool once won it with 7 games left to play

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cool thanks!

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1889

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You're not wrong I guess

    4. -Klaus-
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Man United used to have it wrapped up by week 1...courtesy of a few dozen brown paper bags of used twenties

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Salty

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine they'll have it won by Paddy's day, handy fixtures.

  12. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why does this commentator feel the need to call Mane by his full name every time , but not anyone else.

  13. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This match has confirmed to me that you need both Mane and Salah for the DGW as you cant tell which one will do better.

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      For that exact reason it’s a lot of money just to have cover
      Much more fun choosing one

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Or which one to captain.

    3. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This. And captain the one with the higher OE

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If anything it proves go with only one, dunno how you draw that conclusion, too heavily dependent on both doing well then when both never haul in one game

      1. fplking14
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        If one doesn't do well then you have the other to cover.

    5. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'm really tempted to go triple defense with Robbo/Trent/Gomez. That would also force me to captain Trent which is what my heart wants to do.

      1. fplking14
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Captaining Trent is risky but can hugely pay off.

    6. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I have both now, but will only C Salah

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        If both then i’d always cap mane

  14. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    0.1m short to do Kane + Alli >> Salah and Jimenez.
    How about DCL and Maupay or Ings. Whos the best pick?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ings

  15. SB8
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This is probably the worst performance from Firmino I have ever seen

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's because it's first time I'm owning him this season, mate 🙁

      1. SB8
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He is usually on fire against top teams. Mane, Salah better options for games like this 😉

    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      hopefully it stops his price rising so I can swap for rashford soon

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Clumsy passes none successful looked like

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Really slow and sluggish on the ball.

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi folks. I think I’m going to stop shaving funds for Manè now and go for the defensive double up. I’d have to either sell KDB or tear apart the team. I have 3.5m itb mind but would still need another 2.5 to do Grealish to Manè.

  17. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Frustrating watch if you own Mane, Salah looks more mobile/threatening

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Until next game where Mane explodes and salah does nothing, and so it continues

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This, people forgot Salah performance last gw

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It’s hilarious how recency bias works here

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            This

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That’s why you need both for dgw 24 and jammy fixtures to follow

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not really, you’re banking on both to do great each game

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Think knowing one of them do great each match is enough

      3. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Salahs been looking better for a few weeks now just hasnt gotten the points.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mane got into some amazing positions too - there's nothing in it

    3. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      But mane more clinical. He just needs one good chance. Salah needs 6-7 bug chances to score 1.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This, it’s like giving a prodigal kid a chance to solve a math question, then a regular kid more chances to solve it

      2. markus808
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This is essentially it. Also, teams know how to play against Salah this year and he is not still 100% it seems

  18. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As only a Robbo and mane owner (kdb vc) I'll take a 1-0 and a 12 pointer by Robbo.

  19. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Such an annoying goal to concede but pool are unreal. Still think we might be able to nick it

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

  20. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool will be punished at this rate.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Fleck?

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah by far the sharpest of the front 3 tonight.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      2 mane goals and Salah is crap and sold for mane

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yup

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Just talking about general play. I feel a lot better owning both though.

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Lucky to see the match

  22. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Dropping ALL the way down to 4k OR as it stands, do you feel sorry for me?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Of course

      1. Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks!

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So sorry for this tragic event

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      incredible

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably the worst brag i’ve seen

    5. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

    6. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Just past you. Did you see me waving. 3448 at live rank.

  23. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool are turning into The Invincibles

    One nil to the Arsenal

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      One null to the LiVARpool

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The invincibles drew every third game.

    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This team is better than Arsenal 03/04

  24. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Another goal and 3 baps for Salah and I´m satisfied

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      assisted by VVD then my GW will be saved...

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        *TAA

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      But if mane scores and pool cleanie then no chance?

  25. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone criticising Mane but but Firmino has been as bad, hardly found a teammate with a pass all night

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Firmino has been Sheffield Utd’ best defender all night

      He’s broken up more pool attacks than the whole SHU team combined

  26. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What combo would you guys prefer?

    A) Sarr ings
    B) moura Maupay/dcl
    C) grealish dcl/Maupay

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish Ings not possible?

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        0.1 short 🙁 late to the parties!

      2. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Could do grealish Deulofeu

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sarr seems overpriced to me

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Any other better options at 6.2?

    3. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

  27. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    On the subject of keepers am thinking Nyland offers up a cheap option between the sticks with Heaton injured.

    Under rated imo and with Mings back and 5 at the back Villa should tighten up

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      lots of red in their fixture list, though

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      McCarthy for 4.3m is better.

      Improving side, great fixtures til mid-March after Leicester away (only Liverpool in the sea of green)

      Will Villa not go shopping for a keeper in Jan if it is ACL and long term?

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Didn’t realise McArthy was that cheap. Good shout

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why does BPS system hate Salah and love Vardy?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah is a midfielder

    2. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cuz Salah misses at least two clear chances

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      One is a forward, one a mid.

    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah gives the ball away a lot. Vardy rarely has it except when he's scoring.

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy is clinical

  29. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Where's my BLOODBATH?!

  30. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool looking good shout for top 4

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tony Pulis must be so envious

      They are his dream long ball team

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They look more like what world champions. Which they are.